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Originally Posted by Vlajos
Sorry, but CPS is losing about 10,000 students a year now. Why would we continue to maintain the same number of schools with that type of enrollment drop?
Rahm was 100% correct in losing schools. We need to close more. CPS budget has not shrank as enrollment drops, it's grown and per student spending is up big. We shouldn't waste money on maintaining buildings that are 50%+ empty.
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This is true, I wanted to reply but I posted too much from the article so you can read it here in the link
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/...s-f-wirepoints
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It also mentioned that out "Of CPS’ 478 stand-alone 'traditional' or non-charter, non-contract schools, one third of them, 150, are less than half-full, according to CPS.” The most empty schools, according to Wirepoints, are those that are barely 5% to 25% full and have poor educational performance on a statewide level. Despite the poor attendance figures, the Chicago Teachers Union has justified keeping the schools open.
“It’s why taxpayers should demand real school choice in the form of vouchers," Wirepoints reported.
"Take Manley High School. It’s a glaring example of just how far CPS and CTU are willing to go. The school’s capacity? 1,296 students. The number of students now? Just 64 – 4.9% of available seats. Douglas High School? Capacity 888. Seats filled? 44. Uplift High School has a capacity of 720 seats but only 55, or 7.6 percent, are filled. The list goes on.”
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